Set Standards
Set standards, not goals.
Goals are like wishes. Things that always feel just a little outside of our reach.
Goals also give you an end point. As soon as you reach your goal, what else is there to work for?
You either have to set a new goal and keep going, or you’re just going to give up completely.
I’ve been training for over 10 years and most of the time, giving up is what happens. You hit that goal in like 30 or 90 days, and you don’t know what to do with yourself as soon as it’s done. It’s like “ok I did the thing and now I’m done” mindset kicks in and before you know it, 6 months go by and you have to start all over again.
Set standards.
Standards set the expectation. Standards determine how you’ll show up for your workout, how hard you’ll try in it, and what you’ll get out of it as a result.
Standards are also expectations you can set for every single workout before you step into that workout and can be different with every workout.
Maybe your standard is going heavier with your weights or going faster on the interval. Maybe your standard is to just show up and move today.
At the end of the day, no one can do that work except you.
Set the standard you can meet today. Raise the standard tomorrow and continue to raise it until you’ve hit your ultimate goal.
